St Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church
- Also Known As: Old St. Paul's Church
- Address: 233 N Charles St
- Neighborhood of City Centre B'More in Baltimore, MD
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1692/07/00 | St Paul's is founded under the Establishment Act, by the General Assembly of Maryland under Lionel Copley, Governor of Maryland, in the Province of Maryland under the Lord Proprietorship of the Lords Baltimore. | Maryland's Act of Establishment | ||||
| 1730/00/00 | Charles Carroll of Annapolis | Owner | St Paul's parish moves to Lot 19 in the Original Survey of 1730. The north end of which is bought from Charles Carroll of Annapolis. The current St Paul's Church is located in the northwest corner of the original platted lot. | |||
| 1796/06/09 | Philip Key | Groom | Sophia Hall, daughter of Aquilla Hall and Esther Hewlings White, marries Philip Key in St Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore. | |||
| 1796/06/09 | Sophia Hall Key | Bride | Sophia Hall, daughter of Aquilla Hall and Esther Hewlings White, marries Philip Key in St Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore. | |||
| 1812/00/00 | Robert Cary Long Jr | Architect | St Paul's, the fourth in the parish's history, is erected in a neo-classical style. Able to hold 1,600 people in the main level and galleries, it features a 126 foot high spire. | |||
| 1814/00/00 | Antonio Capellano | Sculptor | Two bas-reliefs by Antonio Capellano are installed on St Paul's facade. The current facade features these sculptures of Christ and Moses. | |||
| 1817/00/00 | Maximilian Godefroy | Sculptor | A marble baptismal font by Maximilian Godefroy is installed at Old St Paul's. It survives in the current church. | |||
| 1854/00/00 | St Paul's is destroyed by fire. The Bishop's chair (c 1815) is one of the features that remain's from the previous building. | |||||
| 1856/00/00 | Richard Upjohn | Architect | Utilizing the existing walls, St Paul's is rebuilt similar to the Basilica of San Giorgio in Rome. The side galleries will not be reconstructed. | |||
| 1858/05/30 | Charles Chapman Grafton | Vocation | After his ordaination on 30 May 1858, Grafton serves as curate at St Paul's Episcopal Church in Baltimore and chaplain of the deaconesses of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. | |||
| 1903/00/00 | Tiffany Studios | Artisans | The chancel is renovated. The reredos is moved to the back of the church and a new Tiffany reredos is installed at the east wall. Aisle windows by Tiffany Studios of New York City and Clayton and Bell Studios are installed. | |||
| 1904/00/00 | Helen Maitland Armstrong | Artisan | A large chancel window by Helen Maitland Armstrong is installed above the altar at Old St Paul's. |
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| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| St Paul's Cemetery |
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| Particulars for St Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Religious Property |
| Architectural Plan | Roman Basilica |
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